Mus fragilicauda

J.-C. Auffray, A. Orth, J. Catalan, Gonzalez, Desmarais, & Bonhomme, 2003

Sheath-tailed Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Murini
Genus : Mus
Subgenus : Mus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Auffray, J.-C., Orth, A., Catalan, J., Gonzalez, J.-P., Desmarais, E. and Bonhomme, F. 2003-03. Phylogenetic position and description of a new species of subgenus Mus (Rodentia, Mammalia) from Thailand. Zoologica Scripta 32(2):119-127.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1463-6409.2003.00108.x

Original name as described

Mus fragilicauda

Other common names

Fragile-tailed Mouse

Type material

MNHN 1999-2814

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Ban Nong Sanga, Wang Nam Yen District, Nahkon Ratchasima (Korat) Province, south-central Thailand.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Thailand · Laos

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003360

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Mus fragilicauda

J.-C. Auffray, A. Orth, J. Catalan, Gonzalez, Desmarais, & Bonhomme, 2003

Family

Muridae

Root name

fragilicauda

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 1999-2814

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

121

Authority publication

Zoologica Scripta

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136280) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136280) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136280/22406533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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